Connecticut River commission receives 30K grant

VERMONT - The Connecticut River Joint Commissions announces that it has received a $30,733 grant through the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation. This one-year grant provides funding to implement CRJC’s July 2021 to June 2022 work program. Additional funding is provided by New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

These funds will allow the CRJC to continue its emphasis on the grassroots, locally-focused work of its five local river subcommittees and the broader implementation of its river management plan.

The CRJC focuses on the key issues facing the Connecticut River watershed of Vermont and New Hampshire and plays the vital role of convening, catalyzing, and leading dialogue on these regional issues.

Current focus areas for the CRJC include participating as a stakeholder in the federal relicensing of hydroelectric facilities at Wilder Dam, Bellows Falls Dam, and Vernon Dam in Vermont and New Hampshire; providing a forum for open discussion and comment on a wide range of projects affecting the Connecticut River and its watershed, such as permits for new development or invasive species management in proximity to the river; as well as plans, such as Vermont’s Tactical Basin Plans that help to inform an inventory of natural resources in the watershed, and also to manage and protect its valuable land and water resources.

The Deerfield Valley News

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